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If somebody told me back in 1980 that I would have a 32-year career, and that I'd be [elected into the Hall of Fame], I'd say no way. For three years, I couldn't even break into the Phillies broadcast booth. I was just hoping to make it, much less be mentioned as a Ford Frick winner. Believe me, when I started out, this award wasn't even close to being on the radar.

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I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that the only thing I knew about pitchi…

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Well, David Eckstein, like most of us, has 20 digits. Ten fingers. Ten toes.

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Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs.

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One thing about ground balls: they don't go out of the ballpark.

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Roy Oswalt is a drop and drive pitcher. What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple.

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The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder.

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When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, 60-feet 6-inches apart.

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In many ways, it is easier to hit a pitcher when he is wild.

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Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out.

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